Ruling · Holī · 1993
Boundaryin Multan, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Sun 7 Mar. Pūrṇimā reaches sāyāhna on neither day and the rule does not say what then. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Sunday 7 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. Pūrṇimā reaches neither late afternoon; this is the day it falls on. Holī is the day after.
0 of 141 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Monday 8 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 141 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 18:43 on Sun 7 Mar to 14:46 on Mon 8 Mar.
1993-03-07T13:43:10Z → 1993-03-08T09:45:53Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:56–18:17 on the 7th, 15:57–18:17 on the 8th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 0 of 141 minutes on the 7th and 0 of 141 on the 8th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Neither late afternoon qualifies. The day the tithi falls on is taken.
priority: unstated → tithi-day · margin 1586 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Sunday 7 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Multan, 1993: Monday 8 March.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Multan, Holī 1993 falls on Monday 8 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Sunday 7 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 18:43 on Sun 7 Mar to 14:46 on Mon 8 Mar, and reaches sāyāhna on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 8 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 8 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 8 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Multan. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/holi · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 15 Holika-dahana (Sayahnavyapini — it should be observed on second half of purnima at night), Dolayatra (Bengal & Orissa) (covering 4 ghatikas before sunrise of the day of festival), Holi — on the day after Holikadahana.” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Pūrṇimā | Sāyāhna 7th | Covered | Sāyāhna 8th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:43 → 01:46 | 15:34 | 140 min | 15:35 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Chicago | 07:43 → 03:46 | 15:29 | 138 min | 15:30 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Jersey City | 08:43 → 04:46 | 15:36 | 139 min | 15:36 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 09:43 → 05:46 | 15:53 | 144 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| London | 13:43 → 09:46 | 15:35 | 136 min | 15:36 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Durban | 15:43 → 11:46 | 15:52 | 150 min | 15:51 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Dubai | 17:43 → 13:46 | 16:02 | 40 min | 16:02 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Delhi | 19:13 → 15:16 | 16:04 | 0 min | 16:04 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Kolkata | 19:13 → 15:16 | 15:21 | 0 min | 15:21 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Singapore | 21:43 → 17:46 | 16:53 | 0 min | 16:53 | 53 min | 9 Mar |
| Sydney | 23:43 → 19:46 | 15:53 | 0 min | 15:52 | 151 min | 9 Mar |
| Suva | 01:43 → 21:46 | 15:59 | 0 min | 15:59 | 148 min | 9 Mar |